Rubin
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning behold a son; form of Reuben.
Rubin by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Rubin. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 147 babies in 1923, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Reuben
Like Rubin, each of these traces back to Reuben: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Reuvenbehold, a son; form of Reuben24 in the US (2017)
- Rubensred; a form of Ruben or Reuben6 in the US (2017)
- Ruben-Johnbehold a son; a form of Reuben combined with John3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rubin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rubenbehold, a son; variant of Reuben527 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robinbright fame; a form of Robert485 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubanbehold a son; a form of Reuben3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruxin16 in the US (2017)
- Reubenbehold, a son1,412 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robynbright fame; the robin bird611 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rubin
Names that are said the same way as Rubin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ruebenbehold a son; variant spelling of Reuben107 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rubin
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